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Disgraced former Q host Jian Ghomeshi was nowhere to be seen at his Friday sexual assault court date, but his high-profile lawyer Marie Heinen made a spectacle of getting a coffee.

Crown and defence lawyers in the case met at College Park court for a judicial pre-trial, which was quickly put over until April 28 at 10 a.m.

A crush of media waited for Heinen to comment on the ground floor of the building and as she emerged from the elevator with an assistant, the raven-haired lawyer remained tight-lipped as the slew of news cameras and photographers followed her into the Tim Hortons.

She then collected her hot beverage and went back upstairs, without saying a word.

Ghomeshi, 47, who currently faces seven sex assault charges and one of choking, also did not appear at his last scheduled court date on Feb. 4. Instead, Henein appeared in his place and said she is still waiting for outstanding material to come forward.

Ghomeshi is free on $100,000 bail and has been living at his mother’s Thornhill home, as per his bail condition.

His lawyers have said he’ll plead not guilty.

The allegations involve six women and date from Aug. 17, 2002, through Feb. 7, 2008. The identities of five of the six women making allegations against Ghomeshi are covered by a publication ban with the exception of the sixth complainant — Trailer Park Boys actress Lucy DeCoutere — who has asked that the ban be lifted in her case.